The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-09-22
Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of Ohio, il
convention assembled, hereby reiter'
ates its hearty. unqualified endorse,
ment of the honest: patriotic and econ
omical Administration of Pre- ,iden
Cleveland.
We demand such judicious reduction
of the present bur,hensome tariff a.
shall result in producing revenue suf
ficient only to meet the expenses of ar
economical administration of the. Gov
ernment, the payment of liberal pen.
sioas to Union soldiers and sailors, ant
the paymen. of the interest and prlnci
pal OF the public debt; and if necessary
we favor such reduction of internal
revenue. except on liquor, as will pre-.
vent the accumulation of a surplus il
the National Treasury.
We denounce any attempt to abolish
the tax on liquors for the purpose OF
keeping up the present unjust, unequal
and onerous tariff system.
We call attention to and affirm as
sound doctrine and policy the following
emphatic and patriotic language OF
President Cleveland "0ur public do
main is our National wealth, the earn
est of our growth and heritage of our
people. 1t should promise timeless
velopment and riches, relief to crowd.
ing population and homes to thrift and
industry. These inestimable advan-
tages should be jealousy guarded, and
careful and enlightened policy on
the part of the Government should Sc
cure them to the people"
We demand that all lands of the Gov
ernment be hello 70. actual settlers who
are citizens of the United States, and
tor those who declare their intention TO
become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with all
people struggling to free themselves
from the environments cf despotism
and especially does the long and gal
liant struggle of Ireland for the price,
less boon of home rule and the right of
manhood evoke our warmest applause e
and commend our heartiest good wishes
for speedy success.
Labor, being the chief factor and
great conservator Of free and liberal
institutions, should enjoy its iull share
of the com mon benefits derived there :
from; therefore, we favor such re-
straints of the GENERALIZATION and en-
croachment oe corporate power as will
bring the best possible protection to
honest labor and at the same time con-
serve the interests of honstly employed
capital.
i've favor such legislation on the
question of immigration as will pre-
vent the landing, for permanent resi-
dence, of aliens who are not willing to
declare their intention of becoming
citizens of the United States.
We declare our opposition to the
importation of contract labor and We
demand speedy punishment of all per-
sons melting riot and revolution against
Republican institutions.
We denounce the present Republi-
can State Administration as weak, par.
tisan, personal and unbusinesslike We
call upon the people Of Ohio to turn
out of power State government whose
only apparent mission is to augment
multiply Offices, create
deficiency and increase taxation with
the bankruptcy Of the Treasury as the
ultimate result We denounce the late
Legislature for its coward
ly and hypocritical alliance through
intrigue with the Republican Board Of
Public Works and Republican Attor-
ney General in the scheme whereby
millions of dollars Of property of the
State is to be transferred to corpora
tions interested in creating monopoly
Of transportation without the State or
the people thereof receiving any bene-
ct therefrom.
We demand the fullest safeguards for
he ballot box, the punishment OF all
who seek to corrupt it, and the enact-
nent of a law making it felony for
capitalists and employers
% intimidate or attempt to control the
political action of their employees.
We fuvor home rule in the manage
nent and control of municipal affairs,
md denounce the partisan acts passed
~ the late Republican Legislature to
iubserve the interests of scheeming
and we demand the repeal
If all laws which deprive the electors
# the exercise of their constitutional
privileges.
The commercial and industrial In.
erests of the State require that equal
lse of al transportation facilities be
ecured to all, OF equal terms, and we
demand that favorilism by common
arriers and the employment of corpor-
tors franchises to foster moEopolies
nd Cypress the people be prohibited
y law, and that pools, combinations,
rusts or conspiracies to corner or tore
tall the IN arket and TO fetter and crush |
rec competition, be suppressed.by leg
Station.
We declare in favor of prompt regu-
ion of the liquor traffic, and believe it
D be the duty Of all good citizens to aid |
D reducing to minimum the evils re-
llting therefrom, and to this end favor
ne submission of an amendment to the
ors:itution providing for the license OF
lch taailic.
The platform was adopted without
issentiug vote.